João 10:13

13 Ele foge porque é assalariado e não se importa com as ovelhas.

João 10:13 Meaning and Commentary

John 10:13

The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling
And has no propriety in the sheep; had he, he would abide by them, and defend them; but because he has not, he will not expose himself to any danger, but leaves them:

and careth not for the sheep;
what becomes of them, providing only for his own safety. Abarbinel ^F25 has a note on ( Isaiah 40:11 ) which may serve to illustrate this passage:

``"he shall feed his flock like a shepherd"; not as he that feeds the flock of others, for the hire they give him, but as a shepherd that feeds his own flock; who has compassion more abundantly on it, because it is his own flock; and therefore he saith, "behold his reward is with him", for he does not seek a reward from another; "and his work is before him"; for he feeds what is his own, and therefore his eyes and his heart are there.''

Which is not the case of the hireling; he does not care for them, he has not their good at heart; but the good shepherd has, such an one as Christ is.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 Mashmia Jeshua, fol. 20. 4.

João 10:13 In-Context

11 “Eu sou o bom pastor. O bom pastor dá a sua vida pelas ovelhas.

12 O assalariado não é o pastor a quem as ovelhas pertencem. Assim, quando vê que o lobo vem, abandona as ovelhas e foge. Então o lobo ataca o rebanho e o dispersa.

13 Ele foge porque é assalariado e não se importa com as ovelhas.

14 “Eu sou o bom pastor; conheço as minhas ovelhas, e elas me conhecem,

15 assim como o Pai me conhece e eu conheço o Pai; e dou a minha vida pelas ovelhas.